Charging properties and time-temperature stability of innovative polymeric cellular ferroelectrets

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 238-247

  Montanari, G C ^a   Fabiani, D ^a   Ciani, F ^b   Motori, A ^a   Paajanen, M ^c   Gerhard Multhaupt, R ^d   Wegener, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Techlmp SpA   (Italy)

^c VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ferroelectric materials; Partial discharges; Piezoelectric films; Space charge

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; POLYMER FILMS;

CELLULAR POLYMERS; PIEZOELECTRIC FILMS; PRESSURIZED GASES; STRETCHING FORCES;

ELECTRETS;

EID: 33847725455     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2007.302892     Document Type: Article

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